Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris, born October 20, 1964, is an American politician as well as a lawyer. She is currently the 49th vice president of the United States. She is also the first female vice-president and highest-ranking female official in U.S. History, as well the first African American and second Asian American vice president. She is a part of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. In addition, she served as the United States senator representing California between 2017-2021. Harris was born and was raised in Oakland, California. Harris began her career at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and then the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003 she was elected as the district attorney of San Francisco. Harris was elected Attorney general of California in 2010. In 2014, she was elected to a second term. From 2017 to 2021, Harris was the junior United States senator for California. Harris beat Loretta Santiago in the 2016 Senate election, becoming the 2nd African American woman to serve in Congress , and the only South Asian American American to serve in the United States Senate. As senator, Harris fought for federal de-scheduling of healthcare, and legalization of cannabis as a pathway to citizenship of undocumented immigrants, as well as the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. In the news, attention was paid to her sharp questions of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings. This included Trump's second Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who was accused of sexual misconduct.




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